Full Time
80:00
8:05pm Fri March 15, 2024
Round 2 - BlueBet Stadium, Penrith / Dharug - Crowd: 21522
79min

SCRUM PANTHERS - 35m from the Eels line

79min

Eels get a fresh set while still inside their own half and then on the next tackle they throw a forward pass.

77min

Luai then drops a pass cold 15m from the Eels line

76min

SCRUM PANTHERS

76min

Harper unmarked drops the ball cold, 25m from the Eels line.

75min

Cleary kicks for the sideline and finds touch 3m from the Eels line

74min

A reverse trick pass from Gutherson to Moses, but Moses drops it and then yells at humans because 'reasons'.

73min

SCRUM EELS - Tago over-runs the pass and drops it on the halfway

72min

A pushed pass close to the line by the Eels is intercepted by To'o who then has to work to stay in the field of play.

71min

Another Set restart for the Eels on the next tackle.

71min

Set Restart Eels 5m from the Panthers line

70min

SCRUM EELS - They get a full set 10m from the Panthers line

69min

SCRUM EELS - Challenge failed. Tago knocked on before Cleary got involved.

68min

AN Eels dropped pass (backwards) is ruled to have been fumbled forwards by Cleary. Cleary challenges the call.

64min

PENALTY PANTHERS - High shot. Penrith find touch 12m inside the Eels half

61min

SCRUM PANTHERS - Another brilliant short ball from Brown puits Lane into a gap, but Lane's pass to his support was forward.

60min

Martin spills the ball just on the Eels side of halfway

59min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Bunker confirms that Luai was tackled as he was trying to catch the ball.

58min

Bunker going to see if Luai was taken out illegally while he was trying to field a kick into the Panthers ingoal.

57min

PENALTY EELS - a second effort in the tackle. Eels find touch 8m from halfway

56min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary from wide on the right side, hits the upright again

Panthers lead Panthers 26 - 18 Eels
55min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Izack Tago. Kick to come.

On the next play, Penrith spread the ball right and Tago steps inside his defender to score a soft try.

Panthers lead Panthers 26 - 18 Eels
54min

Penrith with a fresh set 5m from the Eels line after Russell fails to field a bomb.

53min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary adds the extras

Panthers lead Panthers 22 - 18 Eels
53min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Sunia Turuva. Kick to come.

Yeo in the middle with nothing happening, kicks across the field perfectly for Turuva who leaps and catches it cleanly, then falls over the line to score.

Panthers lead Panthers 20 - 18 Eels
52min

Tualagi destroys himself as he buries Martin with a brilliant tackle.

51min

Harper almost takes an intercept, but the Panthers clean up and they get a full set starting on halfway

48min

A Panicked series of passes ends with a bad pass to To'o which he can't collect.

47min

Eels short drop out and Panthers get it and go straight on the attack

46min

Luai puts in a grubber and forces a drop out.

45min

Cartwright gets to the line but can't get himself across it to score.

43min

Smith almost sent Yeo through a gap to score but the defence hung on. On the next play Luai with a little kick and Henry fumbled the ball when attempting to score.

40min

Penrith get the rest of the match started - trying to create a new cliche here, work with me...

39min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Guthersone converts from in front

Eels lead Panthers 16 - 18 Eels
38min

Try: Eels
Scored by J'maine Hopgood. Kick to come.

Dylan Brown in the middle and close to the line with another gorgeous short ball to Hopgood who stands in the tackle and then stretches out as he falls to score near the posts.

Tied up at Panthers 16 - 16 Eels
37min

Set restart Eels 20m from the Panthers line

36min

To'o lands short of the line and then he loses the ball agonisingly short of the line.

35min

To'o goes over in the corner but it's going up to the bunker.

34min

Inconclusive. So Eels keep their challenge but a scrum will set and Panthers get the feed, 20m from the Eels line

34min

Eels turn the ball over deep in their own half. Eels challenging the decision.

32min

SCRUM EELS - 30m from their own line

32min

Martin makes a break down the right side and then passes poorly outside to Tago who drops the ball.

30min

Lane very nearly bags his second try but is held up over the line

28min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Cleary finds touch 7m shy of halfway

28min

Conversion: Panthers
Attempted by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary from the sideline hits the upright.

Panthers lead Panthers 16 - 12 Eels
27min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Sunia Turuva. Kick to come.

The ball goes out to Turuva seemingly too early, who then falls over which coincidentally allowed him to duck under Gutherson's cover tackle attempt, he got back to his feet and dived over and scored in the corner.

Panthers lead Panthers 16 - 12 Eels
26min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Clinton Gutherson.

Gutherson from in front adds the extras

Tied up at Panthers 12 - 12 Eels
25min

Try: Eels
Scored by Shaun Lane. Kick to come.

Brown dummies long and drops a stunning short ball to Shaun Lane, who gets through the tiny gap, evades a cover tackle and strolls 20 metres to score under the sticks

Panthers lead Panthers 12 - 10 Eels
24min

PENALTY EELS - Moses with a half break but play has been stopped as Klein runs back to address a trip attempt by Luai.

22min

Panthers settling into a rhythm now, penning the Eels deep into their own half

19min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary converts

Panthers lead Panthers 12 - 6 Eels
17min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Moses Leota. Kick to come.

Benji Leota from 300 kms away, storms onto a good ball on the inside, steps two defenders clean and then accelerates between two others to score a gorgeous try

Panthers lead Panthers 10 - 6 Eels
12min

Conversion: Panthers
Kicked by Nathan Cleary.

Cleary levels the scores with the conversion.

Tied up at Panthers 6 - 6 Eels
12min

Try: Panthers
Scored by Dylan Edwards. Kick to come.

Cleary grubbers into the Eels ingoal, no one is home and Edwards cleans up and scores to the right of the posts

Eels lead Panthers 4 - 6 Eels
10min

Tago makes a break down the right wing, links with Martin on the wing, who turns it back inside to Tago who passes inside to Turuva but it was a poor pass and Turuva had to dive to catch it.

9min

Cleary with a low kick but Campbell-Gillard catches it cleanly 5m from his own line

7min

PENALTY PANTHERS - Markers not square. Clkeary finds touch 30m from the Eels line

6min

SCRUM EELS - Cleary goes right and Tago can't catch the pass - 10m from the Eels line

5min

Set Restart Panthers 10m from the Eels line

5min

Eels with a soft turnover after the restart and now the Panthers are on the attack

4min

Conversion: Eels
Kicked by Mitchell Moses.

Moses from just to left of the posts adds the extras

Eels lead Panthers 0 - 6 Eels
3min

Try: Eels
Scored by Joey Lussick. Kick to come.

Lussick at dummy half, picks the ball up and then dives over to score a try that was very soft

Eels lead Panthers 0 - 4 Eels
2min

Set Restart Eels 10m from the Panthers line

1min

PENALTY EELS - High tackle by Luai on a falling Simonsson. Moses finds touch 10m inside the Panthers half

Eels kick off

Paulo doing a Kurt Gidley tonight, captaining from the armchair. The Panthers bringing out their Wests Tigers stars for this one.

Referees & scorers:

Referee: Ashley Klein

Touch Judges: Matt Noyen, Chris Sutton

Video Referee: Grant Atkins

PENRITH PANTHERS (26)
Tries: Dylan Edwards, Moses Leota, Sunia Turuva (2), Izack Tago
Conversions: Nathan Cleary (3/5)

PARRAMATTA EELS (18)
Tries: Joey Lussick, Shaun Lane, J'maine Hopgood
Conversions: Mitchell Moses (1/1), Clinton Gutherson (2/2)